Groundskeepers prepare the infield for the Gophers-Purdue game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Friday, April 1, 2011. In the background center is the new video screen allowing fans in left and center field to watch replays. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff

A groundskeeper prepared the area around home plate in preparation for the Gophers-Purdue game at Target Field in Minneapolis, Friday, April 1, 2011. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff

Nothing says the start of spring like the start of some baseball. For the Minnesota Twins home opener against the Oakland Athletics at Target Field today, we asked our followers on Twitter and Facebook what song they’d want played if they were walking up to the plate to bat — to rally the crowd or to get themselves psyched.

Some were obvious, some obscure, some bizarre. (“The Sound of Silence”? But, hey, Nick Punto picked Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” last year.) In the past, Twins star Joe Mauer has preferred rapper T.I.’s “What You Know” as his walk-up song, and we expect Justin Morneau will return with some AC/DC, but maybe the players this season will consider these options: Linda Wulff: “Win Twins!” by Billy Barber

Michelle Doree: “Centerfield” by John Fogerty

Mike Merker: “The Game” by Motorhead

Walt Hinkley: “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey

Doug Hagen: “Walk” by Pantera

Michael Granica: “Game On” by Disciple

Dan Scala: “This is War” by 30 Seconds to Mars

Zack Lameyer: “Boom” by P.O.D.

Bob Gindorff: “Mother” by Danzig

Alex Crea: “I Walk Alone” by Saliva

Mary Pat Lynch Ruff: “One Slip” by Pink Floyd

Kevin Luckow: “The Sound of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel

Ronald Donaldson: “Bring the Noise” by Public Enemy

Kathy Derong: “Rebel Rebel” by Davidd Bowie

Katie Schutrop: “Paris” by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals

Brent Schauer: “Lisztomania” by Phoenix

Helga Radio: “She Wolf” by Shakira

John Lutter: “Black Monk Theme” by The Fall

Brad Boyd: “Are You Ready?” by AC/DC

Amanda Johansen: “She’s a Bad Mamma Jamma” by Carl Carlton

Sara Fleets: “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” by Gayla Peevey

Ethan Beck-Buysse: “Whatcha Got” Brother Ali

Amy Nelson can be reached at 651-228-5182. Follow her on Twitter as @amypioneerpress. She’ll be joining the Fox Sports North network today for pre-game coverage at Target Field. Find her between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. at the Gold Glove statue on Target Plaza and tell her your walk-up song. Hers is “One Way or Another” by Blondie.

Amy started with the Pioneer Press back when the website was called PioneerPlanet and one of her first (rather groundbreaking) jobs was posting live Vikings game updates. This was a true hardship because she's a season ticket-holder at Lambeau Field. When she's not watching sports, she's reading (and tweeting) fascinating press releases and dealing with the raging house envy that comes from being editor of Spaces magazine.

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